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Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans

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A fabulously tasty Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans made with turkey breast mince – so delicious and a great alternative to beef!

Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans

Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans

A while ago I ran around my neighbourhood in a frantic search for a can of kidney beans as I was developing a Chilli Pancake Stack and had run out of this store cupboard staple!  Of the 6 neighbours who were in on our close (the other’s were probably diving for cover behind their sofas), not one had a can of said beans!

They are always good for eggs (which I do replace) but this was obviously a step too far!

So recently I found myself yet again without kidney beans and gave my family the option of adding baked beans or chickpeas to my Chilli instead.

The answer came back that I should add the baked beans. Hence we are now baked bean converts as they give an extra layer of depth and a slight sweetness to a Chilli.

This Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans has evolved with tweaks each time I’ve made it. So now it’s time to share it with you as it’s so tasty and you won’t wish it was made with beef!

We all need to cut down on our red meat consumption so this dish is great as there is no compromise on flavour and minced turkey breast is virtually fat-free, unlike minced beef!

If you’re one for reaching out for a jar of chilli sauce in the supermarket, then I urge you to make this instead.

Not only is it cheaper to make but far tastier! The value baked beans and chopped tomatoes I use come to about 50p and the rest of the ingredients (excluding the turkey mince) come in well under 50p too.

So as a jar of chilli sauce costs around £2 and then you have to add your own beans on top of that, it’s a really good saving and doesn’t take much longer to prepare!

Healthy, low fat, weightwatchers, slimmingworld, spicy, hot

We like our Chilli with a bit of a kick but if you’re making it for young children you may want to reduce the amount of chilli powder in this recipe.

I have weaned my daughter onto chilli gradually over the years by letting her eat chilli dishes when they had gone almost cold to lessen the heat which has worked well.

She’s not at the stage of eating Jalapenos just yet but I’m sure that will come!

I do hope you try my Turkey Chilli and hopefully everyone has a can of baked beans in their cupboard unlike kidney beans which seem to be a rarity – or is that just in my neighbourhood?!

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Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans on a bed of rice.
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Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans

A fabulously tasty chilli made with turkey breast mince and baked beans – so delicious and healthy!
Course Main
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 500 g Turkey breast mince
  • 3 tbsp Rapeseed oil
  • 1 large Onion finely chopped
  • 250 ml water
  • 1 x 420g tin Baked beans
  • 1 x 400g tin Chopped tomatoes
  • 4 Cloves of garlic crushed
  • 1 ½ tbsp Hot chilli powder or to taste
  • ½ tsp Ground cumin
  • ½ tsp Ground coriander
  • ½ tsp Smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp Dried oregano
  • ½ tsp Cayenne pepper
  • Freshly ground salt & pepper

Instructions

  • Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large pan on a gentle heat and sweat the onions until soft.
  • Add another tbsp of oil and then turn up the heat to fry turkey mince until cooked.
  • Then add another tbsp of oil plus the garlic, spices, herbs and seasoning and cook for a minute before adding the chopped tomatoes, baked beans and water.
  • Bring to the boil then cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Serve on a bed of rice.

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  4. Lisa Williams

    as someone who loves chilli but really doesn’t like kidney beans this idea is genius – thank you 🙂

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  7. Kirsty Fox

    What a great idea I would never have thought of this but it makes sense and the kids would enjoy it.

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  10. Irene Wright

    love these types of recipes – not too much meat. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a veggie but sometimes like to have meals with less meat than usual. This seems ideal for our palate.

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  11. su tyler

    I learned the trick with baked beans when my boys were younger.. neither liked kidneys beans but both liked chilli.

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  16. Denise Whiskin

    We’re counting calories so this would be a much lower calorie recipe than our current one. Thanks for the idea! 🙂

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  17. Ness

    I have always used baked beans in my chilli rather than kidney beans (must be the eternal student in me!). I like to mix it together the night before and then cook it in the slow cooker the next day.

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  18. kellie@foodtoglow

    I think sometimes the best tasting dishes are ones where we deviate from the norm and do just as you’ve done. A perfect solution to your dilemma. I would pick the baked beans over chickpeas too. Thanks for linking to my very veggie black bean chilli recipe. I appreciate it. 🙂

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  20. Lucy Parissi

    I am glad I am not the only one the neighbours hide behind sofas to get away from. I am getting quite the reputation in my street. I have used baked beans in chilli myself as the kids find them a lot less scary than kidney beans (can’t wait until they are old enough to try new things!). This looks filling and delicious and a good freezer standby meal.

    Thanks for linking to #CookBlogShare.

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  22. Herbert Appleby

    does the turkey have the same texture as minced beef? How about the flavour. Looks like a great gut buster for hungry people like me 🙂

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    • Camilla

      You can’t taste the turkey in this chilli and the texture, well how would you compare your roast turkey to your roast beef – it’s the same difference! Try it I’m sure you’ll love it:-)

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  23. Laura

    My housemate always adds baked beans to her chilli instead of kidney beans but I’ve never tried it myself. Yours looks like a delicious example with that mixture of spices =)

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  30. Heather Haigh

    I love chilli and usually put baked beans in mine but haven’t made it with turkey before.

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  31. Sally - My Custard Pie

    I cook up big bags of pulses in batches and freeze them. It helps with catering for my veggie daughter and works out cheaper than tinned beans. I’ve not cooked much with turkey mince as it’s hard to come by where I live – even if I knocked on all my neighbour’s doors! Fab recipe (and back story). PS My two teens love hot and spicy.

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